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SOC Alert Enrichment

Automate threat intelligence lookups for security alerts

Security analysts spend significant time manually researching IPs and domains in alerts. EdgeDNS automates this enrichment to accelerate investigation and response.

The Challenge

Security Operations Centers receive thousands of alerts daily. Each alert requires context: Who owns this IP? Is this domain legitimate? When was it registered? Manual lookups across multiple tools slow down investigation and response times, allowing threats to persist longer.

The Solution

Integrate EdgeDNS with your SIEM or SOAR platform to automatically enrich alerts with threat context. Get instant information about IP geolocation, ASN ownership, domain registration, and trust scores to prioritize and investigate alerts faster.

Endpoints Used

Combine these EdgeDNS endpoints to build this solution.

GET
/v1/ip/geolocationTry in Playground

IP Geolocation: Identify IP location, ISP, and hosting provider

GET
/v1/network/asnTry in Playground

ASN Lookup: Get autonomous system information and ownership

GET
/v1/domain/whoisTry in Playground

WHOIS Lookup: Check domain registration date and registrant info

GET
/v1/score/trustTry in Playground

Trust Score: Assess domain/IP reputation and risk level

GET
/v1/ip/reverseTry in Playground

Reverse DNS: Resolve IP to hostname via PTR records

Results You Can Achieve

Reduce mean time to investigate (MTTI)

Instant context eliminates manual lookup steps

Improve alert prioritization

Trust scores help identify high-risk indicators quickly

Scale analyst capacity

Handle more alerts without adding headcount

Code Example

Enrich security alert with threat context

javascript
async function enrichAlert(alert) {
  const headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' };
  const enrichments = {};

  // Enrich IP indicators
  if (alert.sourceIP) {
    const [geo, asn, trust] = await Promise.all([
      fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/ip/geolocation?ip=${alert.sourceIP}`, { headers }),
      fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/network/asn?ip=${alert.sourceIP}`, { headers }),
      fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/score/trust?ip=${alert.sourceIP}`, { headers }),
    ].map(p => p.then(r => r.json())));

    enrichments.sourceIP = {
      country: geo.data.country,
      organization: asn.data.organization,
      trustScore: trust.data.score,
      riskLevel: trust.data.risk_level
    };
  }

  // Enrich domain indicators
  if (alert.domain) {
    const [whois, trust] = await Promise.all([
      fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/whois?domain=${alert.domain}`, { headers }),
      fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/score/trust?domain=${alert.domain}`, { headers }),
    ].map(p => p.then(r => r.json())));

    enrichments.domain = {
      registrationDate: whois.data.created_date,
      domainAge: whois.data.domain_age_days,
      trustScore: trust.data.score
    };
  }

  return { ...alert, enrichments };
}

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